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What Is your Story?

How to explore and record your heritage

Intrigue your students with a unique and challenging puzzle: putting together their own life stories.This book is a cross-curricular resource in which family, community and cultural identity are sources for meaningful student research and writing. It provides stimulating activities that support students to examine and value their personal lives, encouraging them to record their lives using a range of text types. There are helpful hints and practical suggestions for organising material and documents, plus outlines of a range of presentation formats.

Ages: 9-11 | Pages: 52 | Code: 5726 | ISBN: 9781927221020

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Jean Bennett

Jean Bennett is the author of 28 fiction and non-fiction books for young people, plus short stories, poetry, and journalism for adult readers. She enjoys tutoring writing workshops and helping students to develop their writing skills. Jean is a qualified librarian and adult educator. Previous roles include information literacy lecturer and Newspapers-in-Education coordinator. In 2003, Jean was awarded the Storylines/Betty Gilderdale Award for services to New Zealand children's literature.

Contents

Introduction for teachers4
Introduction for students4
All about you5
Write a personal profile5
Describe yourself6
Your pets6
Personal details7
Your home8
Your neighbourhood9
Your school10
Your class10
Autograph book11
Reading log11
Viewing log11
Personal timeline12
Keep a diary13
Your impressions14
Record your activities15
What's important to you?16
The collecting bug17
Starter list17
The year of your birth17
Family items18
Fast forward19
Keep things in order20
Technology tools21
Photographs21
Storytelling22
Some story ideas22
Digistories23
Storyboard outline23
Hopes and dreams25
Treasure hunt26
What does your name mean?26
Family names26
Where on Earth ... ?27
What would it be like to live there now?27
Family tree diagram28
Family tree28
How do your people grow?29
What did you say?30
Traditions30
Festivals31
Celebrations32
Highlights32
Food33
Music33
Clothing34
Arts and crafts34
Body art35
Flags35
Money35
Games36
Your family37
Journeys37
Family heritage wheel38
The world wide web39
Web search suggestions40
Check internet information41
Some ways to check the source of information41
History42
Perpetual calendar42
What was life like, way back then?42
Take notes43
Cause and effect44
Tell me about ...45
Interview tips45
Find out about the three Cs45
Hot questions46
Interview skills47
After the interview47
Arrange your information48
Presentation49
Family focus49
Map your family's journey49
Visual ideas49
Audio/visual ideas50
Graphic organisers50
Evaluate your work51
Wise words52